bombard
verb /bɒmˈbɑːd 
/ [with object]
/ [with object]1Attack (a place or person) continuously with bombs, shells, or other missiles: the city was bombarded by federal forces...
- Further north, Tomahawk missiles bombarding the city heralded the beginning of the War.
- Two years ago, the major part of the war was all about bombarding us with smart bombs and high-tech missiles.
- One answer of course might be for the Allies to bombard the railway tracks leading to the death camps.
Synonyms
shell, torpedo, pound, blitz, strafe, pepper, fire at/on, bomb;
assail, attack, assault, raid, batter, blast, pelt
archaic cannonade, fusillade
1.1Subject (someone) to a continuous flow of questions, criticisms, or information: they will be bombarded with complaints...
- We are bombarded with information every waking moment!
- I'm bombarded with questions and statements and doubts and sympathy.
- From day one we are now bombarded with information like never before.
Synonyms
inundate, swamp, flood, deluge, snow under;
besiege, beset, belabour;
bother, pester, plague, harass, badger, hound
informal hassle
1.2 Physics Direct a stream of high-speed particles at (a substance).A young scientist named Henry Moseley experimented with bombarding atoms of different elements with x rays....
- The experimenters bombarded a thin gold foil with alpha particles (helium atoms without electrons).
- These men experimented by bombarding uranium with neutrons.
noun /ˈbɒmbɑːd / historical
/ historicalA cannon of the earliest type, which fired a stone ball or large shot.Yet for all the muskets, bombards, and cannon, Kelly appears more interested in the impact of gunpowder as a technological force driving deeper societal changes....
- Early siege cannon, or bombards, were heavy and rested in a static mount.
- In a short time, these small and ineffective weapons developed into massive bombards.
Origin
Late Middle English (as a noun denoting an early form of cannon, also a shawm) from Old French bombarde, probably based on Latin bombus 'booming, humming' (see bomb). The verb (late 16th century) is from French bombarder.